Q: Is 24,697,421 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 24,697,421 is not a prime number.

Why is 24,697,421 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 24697421 can be evenly divided by 1 7 31 49 71 217 229 497 1,519 1,603 2,201 3,479 7,099 11,221 15,407 16,259 49,693 107,849 113,813 347,851 504,029 796,691 3,528,203 and 24,697,421, with no remainder.

Since 24,697,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 24,697,421, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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